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FlixBus Reviews

1.1 Rating 148 Reviews
3 %
of reviewers recommend FlixBus
1.1
Based on 148 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver
On-time Delivery
Greater than 5%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
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FlixBus 1 star review on 17th January 2025
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FlixBus 1 star review on 8th October 2024
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FlixBus 1 star review on 8th October 2024
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FlixBus 1 star review on 8th October 2024
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FlixBus 1 star review on 8th October 2024
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FlixBus 1 star review on 27th July 2024
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FlixBus 1 star review on 27th July 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
The pick up location was in the china town which is very unsafe neighborhood. Driver doesn’t speak in English, I asked about toilet, he thought I was asking about the seat. He was a rude chinese guy. While on the road he was always honking and waking up the passengers who were sleeping.
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Posted 5 years ago
Incredibly rude staff. Bad organization. Do not forget that you are paid by customer so a minimum of respect is required.
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Posted 5 years ago
My husband and I recently took a trip to Europe. We prefer train as our primary mode of transportation but after an issue with one of our tickets, we decided last minute to try Flixbus despite the awful reviews it had. We both assumed most people review when they're mad/disappointed, so it was probably a little biased. Boy was I wrong! So very, very wrong. We arrived to our bus stop FORTY FIVE MINUTES EARLY because we were already at the departure train station. Since we'd never used a bus service before we wanted to be sure to be early and the first ones to check in (which starts 15 minutes before departure. We spoke to every bus driver, asking about how the buses work and verifying their destination wile trying to locate our bus). We asked our bus driver specifically if he was our bus driver. He didn't speak a word, he just rudely shook his head no and physically turned his back to us. Whatever.. I'm not that concerned with rude people so we went about our business. Our bus was scheduled to leave at 2:45 pm so by 2:30 we were quite concerned by the fact that our bus was not there yet so I called Flixbus. I was connected to a representative THIRTEEN MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE TIME and she (sounding very confused) told me the bus had already left because 90% of the passengers were on board. Excuse me, WHAT THE WHAT?! Not only did they leave early, we specifically asked the bus driver if it was him (twice! We also attempted to flag him down as he started to pull away- he rudely waved his hands at us while shaking his head no) and he lied to us. The lady on the phone did her best to help us but eventually said she'd have to send it up the chain and to call back in 15 minutes. So we did. I was connected with a different representative this time. He was polite and responsive at first but flat out lied to me multiple times and eventually became rude. (Just FYI, I always try to be polite even in stressful situations like this. Obviously it's not the representatives fault and they're only trying to help). He proceeds to tell me the driver didn't leave until 2:39 (STILL BEFORE DEPARTURE TIME) and that we should've already been at the bus stop for check in (which we obviously were). We were offered a voucher, minus 30£ in cancellation fees. Um, excuse me? I was on the phone with a representative at 2:33 and she told me the driver had already left! He says he would double check with the driver and get back to me... He then comes back and says "the driver verified he didn't leave until 2:46, which is actually one minute after your departure time". Okay, so now the departure time of the bus has changed for the third time? I reiterated the fact that I was on the phone with a Flixbus rep 14 minutes before this supposed departure time and she told me she could clearly see he'd already left the station. He again offers me this BS voucher minus fees, which I'm obviously not accepting. To make a long story short, he continues to "double and triple check" the info (which was the word of the bus driver) and continues to offer me the ridiculous voucher, refusing to acknowledge my questions about time stamps for conversations with reps on their end and dismissing my offers for my own recording, time stamps, and even a photo of the bus leaving with a time stamp on it. I'd read multiple accounts of Americans being screwed over by Flixbus drivers and I assumed they were isolated cases. Unfortunately I was wrong and we were treated very poorly by the middle eastern driver, along with Flixbus reps (aside from the first one I spoke to). I have no doubt in my mind the second we spoke English that driver he decided he didn't want us on his bus. In the end, I'm glad we didn't take the bus. I'd rather be left at the station than treated badly for 10 hours, as other reviewers have. We have disputed this charge with our credit card company and thanks to my time stamped calls, photos, and recordings we were fully reimbursed. It was blatantly obvious we were not in the wrong here, Flixbus and their racist driver was. I was already hesitant to use this company and this only confirmed my gut feeling. I will never use Flixbus ever again, and I will tell everyone I know or meet the same! I sincerely hope this business is either bought out by someone who cares, or goes belly up ASAP! BEWARE OF FLIXBUS! SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND PAY A LITTLE EXTRA FOR A RAIL TICKET!
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Posted 5 years ago
DISGUSTING COMPANY, AWFUL SERVICE After more than twenty hours flying from the US to Venice, my girlfriend and I had a bus ticket to go from Venice Airport to the town of Cortina de Ampezzo. I received a message informing that the bus was cancelled and some minutes later, I received another message informing that the bus was simply delayed. I called Flixbus and their agent confirmed that it was delayed. Same thing appeared in the tracking section of Flixbus website. After a tiring couple of hours waiting, there was no sign of any arriving bus. The office did not reply to our numerous phone calls as it was not office time anymore. It was much later than the delayed arrival time that appeared on the website. Finally, an Italian customer managed to contact a local agent in Italian and informed us that the bus got finally cancelled. It was already night and still, the information on the website showed that the bus was delayed. Should I still be waiting? As we had to arrive to Cortina de Ampezo urgently, we decided to take a taxi and it was obviously very EXPENSIVE. It was the only way to get there at that time as there wasn´t any other bus available. I have sent Flixbus several emails informing and complaining about this situation and THEY NEVER REPLIED. I have spent a good amount of money on INTERNATIONAL calls to Flixbus, but NEVER GOT HELPED. It has been now one month and half since then, and STILL WAITING FOR compensation or at least, APOLOGIES. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS UNPROFESSIONAL COMPANY. TERRIBLE. They really deserve some sort of CONDEMNATION.
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Posted 5 years ago
Tried to purchase some tickets to Romania, however unsuccessfully. Contacted them and they advised me to try different methods - via the app, from PC or via paypal. Tried all of these using 3 different cards, wasted 3 hours of my time for nothing. Don’t waste your time on this crappy company, they don’t value their clients, nor assist them properly. Wanted to speak with a manager or someone from the complaints department, surprise there was no manager and you should write your conplaint and wait who knows how much time to receive any sort of assistance. How come an international company doesn’t have manager to deal with this?! Very unprofessional!
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Posted 5 years ago
I was traveling to Netherlands from Europe and the prices for flights were through the roof. Then I came about flixbus and the facilities they provide in the bus and was happy to book my journey and travel by road. My experience was great, the time keeping was excellent and the buses are environment friendly and clean. I'm definitely going to use flixbus more often.
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Posted 6 years ago
Got me in comfort from Vienna to Bratislava quickly and cheaply
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Posted 6 years ago
I used to use Flixbus all the time while backpacking Europe, but after this one dreadful experience, I can't forgive them. While on the way from Paris to Mont St. Michel (taking a different bus company) I got an email saying our ride back with Flixbus was cancelled and there would be no more buses that day. So I called the helpline suggested and they said if we could find another way back they would refund us the cost (but not our initial bus fee which we never used). After much hassle, we got another bus, which cost triple the original amount, and after jumping through hoops to send my bill to Flixbus through email to get a refund, all they gave me was a voucher! Which expires!!! Unacceptable customer service.
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Posted 6 years ago
Very easy and fast in booking a trip
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Posted 7 years ago
FlixBus is rated 1.1 based on 148 reviews